Life Lessons I Learned From: Perks of Being a Wallflower

I feel like all of my titles have the word "new" in it, at least the last two did. Oh well. I can't be too creative I guess :)

So here goes my first Movie Life Lessons post! I hope you're excited as I am (which is a crap ton).

I've taken a lot of thought into what my first movie post would be. As much as I would love to do something funny or romantic I decided NO. Why would I betray one of my ultimate favorite movies? The truth is, is that this film probably falls into my Top 5. Not only do I believe it is a movie that can apply to anyone universally, it is also a movie that makes me cry every. single. time. It also features Emma Watson which gives it like 1,000 points to Gryffindor. So here it goes, I'll try to keep it contained but this whole movie is a life lesson.

1. We all need friends.
If you haven't seen this movie that's okay. But the first and foremost thing that you'll learn from it is that we all need friends. Even introverts, and I can speak from this on a personal level. The main character, Charlie, struggles making friends during his freshman year of high school. (Haven't we all haven't faced a time when you felt lonely?) After some difficult weeks he is introduced to some seniors who befriend him.

 

2. People are all going through their own trials.
Throughout this entire movie, we learn about the problems each character faces.  It taught me most of all that no one lives perfect lives. Whether you're suffering emotionally or physically, everyone is going through their own struggles. We may not know about most of them. But what is important is sticking together.

3. Freshmen year is hard, but you really find yourself.
No truer words were spoken by the mama's boy himself. I can attest to this as well, and you can't really explain it until you have lived it yourself. When I was in middle school, teachers were throwing out A's if you smiled at them. What a hard slap in the face it was when I landed my first B since fourth grade in my Honors Geometry class. Tears were shed and long hours of panicking were spent. But it was in those disheartening times that I truly found myself.

 

4. Good music is good music. It will be good music forever.
Whether you like alternative, country, top 40, or even elevator music--it doesn't matter as long as it is good to you. Hold onto that song, and listen to it when you feel sad because it will be a good song forever. In the movie, Charlie's favorite song is Asleep by The Smiths. If you haven't listened to it, go do so now and you might find yourself softly sobbing while baking cookies.

5. Someday, you are going to have to face your problems. 
I think what truly makes this movie so incredibly relatable are the problems that the characters face, and slowly throughout the course of the film you see each of them overcome their personal trial. Don't we all go through similar things? We reach the high highs, and the very low lows in our life. In the end we are all capable of overcoming our struggles with the help of family, friends, and love. 

6. Make sure your first kiss is with someone who loves you.
Because it's the one you'll remember. And it shouldn't be wasted.

7. We accept the love we think we deserve.
This is a lesson I think that can be hard to swallow or to deeply realize. But when I first watched this movie, it made all of the sense in the world to me. You won't stay with someone ultimately if you don't feel worthy of it. However, I think that self worth plays a large role in this. If we believe that we deserve someone who sees the best in us (and that you deserve to be loved deeply because YOU are important) despite all of the flaws we flagrantly posses then I believe that can be a pathway to something true and happy. I think that's what Charlie wanted Sam to know. 

  
8. We are infinite.
If you take absolutely nothing away from this movie or this blog post ultimately I just want you, my lovely reader, to take this and know that YOU are infinite. You are made of something more than cells that live and die. You are made of something beautiful and we still don't know all about you yet. Make moments where these truths can shine and you can feel it in your heart that you are infinite.

 

 

 

Yeah. I went a little mother dearest and pulled the whole YOU'RE SPECIAL line on you guys. I just am really emotionally invested into this movie that all of my feels come out spilling on the keyboard and I can't help but type like an emotional slob.

 

So this was my first Movie Life Lessons post. I hope you liked it. :)

And let me know down in the comments what movie you want me to do next.

I love you all!

xx.

A Tale of Two Friends

I apologize for my faint absence the past few weeks, I've actually been doing a lot of personal thinking and making decisions regarding my future. I've also wanted to take a few minutes and breathe, and take into consideration the posts I'd like to feature on my blog.

See, I wanted this blog to be unconventional. But I also wanted it to be inconspicuous. Originally I was going to leave this blog as a sort of e-diary where I could write about anything that came to my mind whether it be a load of crap or something so incredibly deep that I thought of at three o'clock in the morning. In the end, it wouldn't matter because no one would be reading it, and if they were they were probably just perusing the internet and happened to fall upon it. Well here I am now, and I've got all of these wonderful ideas and only a handful of readers. Which honestly, couldn't be any better because that means I can still post anything and everything, even if it is crap. And it won't matter.

I was actually headed into a direction with this blog post, and it wasn't going to be about my blog. So I'll go for it now.

Today I've got a story for you. (Be excited).

Once upon a time, there were two lovely friends. One was named Brianna and the other Sara. They had known each other since they were nine years old, but it wasn't until their twelfth birthday that they realized that they had a special bond. Brianna was sweet and quiet, and Sara was just the right amount of boisterous energy to make anyone smile. While their personalities might have been different, the two shared a love of fun and laughter. Years passed and the two girls remained best friends; however things still changed though as they grew older. Brianna began to open up and wasn't as quiet anymore, while Sara was still happy--but a bit more reserved. It wasn't anything bad, the two were maturing. Maturing in their own ways. They now went to separate schools and didn't get to see each other quiet as often as before, but that didn't mean both girls weren't happy. Sara had found a boy in whom she cared deeply for, and Brianna developed in many talents that she enjoyed.

Friendship is like a tree, if not tended to it can often grow in several different ways and directions.

Now nearly five years have passed since the two girls became friends,  distances have increased and time together has decreased.

Sara could is growing up very fast, and Brianna is still trying to decide what her favorite breakfast food is. Both are very happy in the lives they are leading, but is it too late to trim back the tree and groom to what could be a wonderful friendship?

To be perfectly honest I'm not really sure where the story goes from here. I'm still living it.

But I'll let you know when I figure it out.